it's funny because Dirk doesnt know the existence of trolls and he flys by and sees a gray girl with horns and lots of jewelry and she jumps for a high five. And of course Dirk would high five back
Logic Pokemans But he saw them in the dream bubble, before taking Roxy... Also he apparently combined with Dirk from Jakes dream, so he definitely knows who Meenah is...
+Elise Jackson It gets better when you realize that for anybody not passing through windows, the person traveling instantly teleports, and Meenah still high fives him.
This flash becomes much more awesome when you consider the fact that, because of how Dirk's Fetch Modus works, Dirk was most likely rapping the whole time this was going on.
+Christoph TSS This flash also makes Dirk the second oldest Homestuck character, beaten only by HIC. It also makes him the only human to live more than 300 years.
@@BlademasterFox365 That's part of why he's not a time player. Each player gets an aspect that will challenge them. If they are hopeless with something, they won't get it because it would be unwinnable by default. But if they're amazing with something, they won't get it because it would be too easy.
He has to rap to pick things up and take them out of his inventory. BUT... but I just bet, he didn't stop rapping for the whole episode, except to kiss dead bodies. Even then I bet he was beatboxing.
Kakyoin : no one can deflect the emerald Splash ! (Dio do it) caliborn : no can escape the miles ! Both green and red person being proven wrong by a orange/orangish blond guy
can we just appreciate that dirk was willing to sacrifice his own life to get himself and all of his friends in the game to save their asses. Yeah. the dude that has plans within plans within plans withing plans.
Dyslexia's a bitch Sounded cooler in my head. Anyway Zbluenoob you might have minor dyslexia. Nothing wrong with that, Homestuck made me realize that I too have minor dyslexia.
Jake kissed dirk to wake up and revive him as derse dirk but derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk
He was bringing them both back to life. I doubt sexual orientation would stop you from easily bringing someone you have known for years back from the dead.
+G_em_ily Jane, who never had a LIFE of her own. Dirk, who never had the HEART to admit to himself that he isn't to blame. Jake, who is beyond any HOPE of being someone. Roxy, who gave HOPE to the HEARTs of countless LIVEs in a universe otherwise VOID of it.
IZEASGT yea you're right :,( I'm re-reading HS through from the beginning and catching so many foreshadowing little details and references, it's really fun.
Not to mention he high fives Meenah mid travel. He sees some random horned fish chick in the void raising her hand and connects like everythings gravy.
In a multiverse full of supernatural people trying to manipulate time, causality, and all of existence with schemes involving the destruction of multiple universes, the creation of existence-ending singularities, indestructible demons and countless time loops, Dirk is by far the smoothest operator.
himm booxer yea same. i mean it still doesnt make sense in the whole way of "goddamn time confusion bullshittery" but THIS atleast i could understand decently in 1 flash
you guys do realize that the way dirk's fetch modus works, he has to rap to remove or place things in it. so the whole time he was doing all this, dirk was rapping.
Jonathan Eshom He could have rapped while picking things up to figure out the format. Either way, Dirk is both a badass guy AND rapper. It takes kickass tempo to do that just straight up.
+Ben Hespe Sorry to ruin your parade but he only has to rap in order to get things into his modus, I'm pretty sure. Maybe I'm not remembering something but that's how I saw it. Still pretty funny to think about though.
I do love this kind of moment. That rush of "Alright, I've got a plan, I know how to execute it, but there's no more time and no second chances. We're doing it live. Better not fuck this up."
The first time Dirk saw another human being in his life in person, they were a corpse. He then had to go on and kiss said corpse. He then killed himself to transport his head elsewhere so another person could kiss a corpse (head). Then Dirk's dream self awoke and he probrably had to pause for a very brief moment to process what he was witnessing. Here is the first *alive* person Dirk has ever met, the alive version of the corpse he himself just kissed to wake up and *they're* attempting kiss a corpse and failing spectacularly to do it. Dirk then kicks Roxy out of the way and kisses *another* corpse. What would ordinarily be an extremely remarkable event (meeting another person for the first time in your life, especially someone you were close to) is put on hold due to Dirk prioritizing escaping all these goddamn miles. After meeting up with Jane and picking her up very quickly, Dirk goes on his way to witness the final member of the party smooch his corpse head. The circle of death kisses is now complete. I wonder what they did with the bodies in Roxy's house. This is something only a Prince of Heart could do. Smooching all these goddamn bodies and bailing people out of life-or-death jams. Fuckin' pain in the ass.
@@Savjur Unless it would mess up the rest of the sequence, I'm really not sure the Alpha Timeline is *that* precise on what it allows and what it doesn't
Beta Kids - Failed to meet up during almost their entire session. Alpha Kids - Dirk gets them all together by himself in three minutes. Rapping the entire time (because of his fetch modus).
Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk
So let me get this clear: Dirk awakes after the red miles have spread. He makes to his room where he creates his Kernalsprite, kicking off the lid of the Cruxtruder: the same one other characters literally had to drop statues on to open. He creates his entry method and employs his buddy to get everyone in the game and to prototype his sprite. He then makes his way to Roxy's house making sure her dersite self doesn't die to the miles. He forces himself to wake up on Derse and revives Jane who wakes up on Prospit. He then somehow gets his board on Derse where he proceeds to ESCAPE THE RED MILES. Also somehow managing to time this all so that the flower opens up right for him to scoop up Jane. Then he wakes up Jake who he didn't even know was asleep and somehow gets his head to the frog island where Jake kisses it. All this being timed perfectly for the portal to appear RIGHT AFTER THEY ALL MEET UP. During all this probably rapping. I'm not the biggest fan of Dirk but you gotta admit that this was fucking awesome.
The entire sequence gets even better when you realize that during this time, while he was captchaloguing and using the items, he would have had to be rapping.
2:01 you are dirk strider, you are punting your best friend four feet into the air so hard she becomes a cross eyed noodle person because she wasn't kissing dead people fast enough, so there you are, on a burning purple moon,in purple pajamas, right after to revives your best friend and decapitated yourself, but that's just how life is sometimes
Remember when Jake was like "I thought that when Dirk finally decided to get with me, it would be some kind of intricate plot?" He was saying that to the AR... during this. Dude wasn't even ready for Dirk's puzzlecock.
Probably my favorite scene. Synchronization indeed; there were what, eight jobs that needed to be done almost immediately, everyone ELSE was in the wrong spot at the wrong time, and somehow Dirk turns it all around without stopping. Even losing his head didn't slow him down for a moment.
looking at this I have to say the moment he send his head off to jake was probably a terrifying moment for him. I mean who in their right mind would willingly decapitate themselves like that. the last couple of moment before the sendificator goes off must have been a bit terrifying
cyberwolfy37 also you stay alive for a few seconds after decapitation so he got to watch Jake's reaction but couldn't speak or move :(. Well he probably could move but like...Ehhh nvm xD
+cyberwolfy37 You want to know something else? Dirk _trusted_ Jake. He trusts him so much beyond levels far beyond comprehension. If Jake didn't follow up with the plan, all of Dirk's epicness would have been wasted and they would be doomed. He put so much trust in Jake he was willing to decapitate his own head.
+Starrypelt Productions If Jake didnt do it none of the sequence could've even happened, Dirk probably already knew it would've happened because Jake is in his past, I think this is why Dirk's dreamself is concious at the same time his body was
+Starrypelt Productions Dirk also trusted him because he already remembered being revived. His dream self woke before he was even born. Dream Dirk waking up? That was his BIRTH! Do you know what this also means? Dirk stayed dead when he sendificated his head. He lived his entire life, more than 300 years, knowing he would be born from his own death. He trusted Jake like he trusted a parent, and because he never had a parent, he had no idea what that feeling was. Don't get me wrong. He's still about as straight as a Slinky. Bro is proof of that, since they would have the same sexuality, what with that being something that you start with, and the two of them being the same person before the Reckoning. He just might be better off with a different man. Unfortunately for Dirk, human-wise, we're left with John and Dave. John is out of the question because he is not a homosexual, and Dave is technically his son. That means he's stuck with the trolls. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. We just need a troll that isn't red for any other troll. Purrhaps we can find a pawssible candidate. (Yes, I know Nepeta is a girl, but Davepetasprite^2 isn't.)
I was about to say "Plot hole, how did Dirk's dream self become alpha?!" And then I remembered all the shit that transpired in between these two flashes. And then I felt stupid.
+Alex Leonardi No, I forgot that this was two flashes put together, and I thought that Dirks dreamself just woke up out of nowhere. Also your comment doesn't make much sense, plus really, replying to a year-old comment...?
If Homestuck is ever made into an anime/tv-series this song NEEDS to be the opening. I can just imagine how people are out in the kitchen, they hear the beginning of this song the part from 0:06 - 0:12 and are like "hmmm... I recognize that... Where is that from?" and then the choir at 0:12 comes in, and they're like.. "I know that from somewhere!" and then 0:19 happens... "OH SHIT HOMESTUCK IS ON!". And they knock over plants, dogs and siblings to get to the living room so they can listen to the awesomeness of this song. 1:00 "DU DU DUDUDUNNN! DU DU; DU DU DU DUDUDUNNNNNNN!" You don't even have to play all of it; you could end it at 1:43 (which would still be longer than a normal Anime opening, but I don't think people would mind... :P )
jamesian0525 What!? :P Don't think it'll be good? I have my doubts too,,, I mean it'd have to follow the story pretty much exactly, and it might be difficult to put the "it's a game but not really" format on tv. But it might work... :P
Oh ok. :P Then I see why you wouldn't want it to be a TV-series. I mean, it'd practically be impossible to avoid watching it, especially if you don't like it.
Technically not. This session was a voided session, and therefore not many meteors to speak of, maybe around 4. Right. It was the Red Miles and only them.
I just realized how many nods Homestuck has to itself. At 0:27 Dirk runs into the door, while dave runs out of it. (earlier in the comic I mean, and terezi does too)
Remember when Dirk was a cool guy who was immensely competent, helped his friends despite inhibitions, and despite being a bit cold, self centered, and overbearing, was able to aid everybody in mutual goals? Instead of the transphobic antagonist? Good times.
I'll admit, I didn't like the alpha kids when they were first introduced, especially comparing to the beta kids. But Dirk really saves them for me. This one scene is packed with just so much awesome
Nicole Maj see I grew to like them as the story progressed particularly dirk and roxy but I think the main problem with how they were introduced is we went from cascade straight into what was for all intensive purposes act one again and the pacing just dropped like a rock so we went from a full cast we knew and we're getting really invested in to a new smaller cast as the focus that we have to relearn while waiting for shit to get moving again and I think that's the root of most people's dislike for the alpha kids
Ocazzar I completely agree! Even when the trolls were first introduced, there was a bit of a build up towards it. We had a few snippets here and there with the trolls trolling the kids, and saying certain things so that when they were first introduced, we wanted to learn more about them. With the alpha kids there was no build up and no clue or foreshadowing that indicated they would be part of the story. But it was still interesting to learn their backstories, once we got to know them! (Except Jake. Complete let down)
@@sugarking12 To be fair, that's the Alpha kids thing. They are nobles instead of heroes, they can't do shit until the heroes arrive, their are... either disliked or not specially respected by their (dead) consorts, and, except for Roxy, all of them fail and their group almost implodes. Even their apotheosis was lame. When John, Jade, Dave and Rose ascended to god tier, it was a glorious moment, at the hands of Dog Jack, in the middle of doing "Important things" or, in the derse dreamers, creating the green sun and by the explosion of the Tumor. The Alpha kids were just in their beds, with Roxy trying to keep the group together and waiting for something to happen. So their role made them disliked even for the readers because that was their fate. Dirk saving grace was that he is cool. Arguably the coolest of the characters (and I say arguably because everyone has their own opinion about what's cool), and Roxy's was the fact that... well, as I said, she actually did things and kept all of them together. It's not surprise that people who disliked them usually say "I disliked the alpha kids except for Dirk/Roxy/Dirk and Roxy". They draw the short stick among the characters.
+alexa linares They were a few years older and had several months in the medium together, unlike the beta kids who got split apart for three years after only meeting eachother in person for a day. The beta kids also always had other company- after entering the medium they had the trolls, consorts, sprites etc. The alpha kids spent most of their time in the medium with only eachother, if we don't include Caliborn. It makes sense that they probably would be closer (and more prone to getting sick of eachother as well).
I think it's because Homestuck was originally written to be full of inside jokes and stuff, then it switched gears and became very emotional, and the alpha kids were written after that switch.
Easily the strongest character in paradox space. Dirk in this flash gives a lot of meaning and weight behind Bro’s uncanny abilities and knowledge of the game (ie cutting the meteor in half, fighting Jack and trying to initiate the scratc)
Yeah, that's cause the stairwell in this video and the one in [S] Seer: Ascend are both references to the stairwell in [S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point in the building. Referencing things that have happened previously happens on almost every page of Homestuck after Act 5, so you shouldn't be surprised when you see things that look like things that happened before. In fact, you should be surprised if you DON'T see things that have happened before. As an example, on the topic of callbacks to [S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point of the building, all three flashes ([S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point of the building, [S] Seer: Ascend, and [S] Dirk: Unite) have the character doing an "ACROBATIC FUCKING PIROUETTE," an action which actually been mentioned several times throughout the comic.
Anyone rewatching this after Dirk's pesterquest route? It's not particularly connected besides the song, but. Look at Dirk. Look at how far we've come. :')
imagine waking up and seeing your friend’s severed head and then you kiss it and turn around to see your friends (including the one whose head you just kissed) watching
Thanks for putting these flashes into one video all those years ago! They're some of my favorites, and this video itself is my go-to relatively spoiler-free* trailer/introduction to Homestuck that I like to show to people, to make them understand it's not all silly sprites and text. I did get two of my friends into the series with this one, years ago :) (*spoiler-free in the sense that you can't really gather much about the plot twists from this with no knowledge of what's happening, so they're not getting spoiled but still get to see the action!)
![[S] Rex Duodecim Angelus](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-19Up0dLzNw/mqdefault.jpg)
![[S] Rex Duodecim Angelus](/img/tr.png)
![[S] Prince of Heart: Rise up.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wKc6G6th_b0/mqdefault.jpg)
it's funny because Dirk doesnt know the existence of trolls and he flys by and sees a gray girl with horns and lots of jewelry and she jumps for a high five. And of course Dirk would high five back
Logic Pokemans YO WASSUP GIRL YOU FOREIGN OR SOMETHIN?
Logic Pokemans But he saw them in the dream bubble, before taking Roxy... Also he apparently combined with Dirk from Jakes dream, so he definitely knows who Meenah is...
Logic Pokemans He high-fived the Batterwitch herself, no less!
+Logic Pokemans (GamingVids) He almost definitely knows what trolls are, as he lives under the reign of )(IC herself.
That would explain why he high fived her
I just love how he doesn't even know Meenah and he just high-fives her
Elise Jackson YO WASSUP GIRL
That ship..... Will never happen
you'd be surprised
i love how she just so happens to be there to do it
+Elise Jackson It gets better when you realize that for anybody not passing through windows, the person traveling instantly teleports, and Meenah still high fives him.
This flash becomes much more awesome when you consider the fact that, because of how Dirk's Fetch Modus works, Dirk was most likely rapping the whole time this was going on.
Oh my god. Yes.
The Teacup Doodler go dirk go synchronization #love homestuck
+Christoph TSS Oh My God.
+EVAN GAUTREAUX siiiiiick
+Christoph TSS This flash also makes Dirk the second oldest Homestuck character, beaten only by HIC. It also makes him the only human to live more than 300 years.
Dude literally just casually created a stable time loop to save everyone in 3 minutes. Like bro
I'm not the biggest fan of Dirk, but this man had some DAMN good moments. This was one of my favorites.
He aint even a time player either which makes this more impressive.
Exactly! He's like, bro
@@BlademasterFox365
That's part of why he's not a time player. Each player gets an aspect that will challenge them.
If they are hopeless with something, they won't get it because it would be unwinnable by default.
But if they're amazing with something, they won't get it because it would be too easy.
In about 3 minutes, Dirk successfully enters all his friends in the session, kisses all 3 of them, and raps the whole time. Fucking iconic.
He has to rap to pick things up and take them out of his inventory. BUT... but I just bet, he didn't stop rapping for the whole episode, except to kiss dead bodies. Even then I bet he was beatboxing.
it sure would suck if he happened to forget one crucial step in the process that would render the whole game unwinnable, wouldn't it?
@@technoturnovers7072 I haven’t read in years and years…what did he forget to do again?
@@izzyizzy8074 Prototype the sprites.
And he cuts his own head off to do it.
"No-one can escape the miles!"
And then there's Dirk.
Because Dirk.
I was literally about to ask "Did Dirk just....escape the fucking miles?"
The only way you can describe any of this is: Dirk.
Because he's not *one*.
Kakyoin : no one can deflect the emerald Splash ! (Dio do it) caliborn : no can escape the miles !
Both green and red person being proven wrong by a orange/orangish blond guy
can we just appreciate that dirk was willing to sacrifice his own life to get himself and all of his friends in the game to save their asses. Yeah. the dude that has plans within plans within plans withing plans.
einjel315 ohhhhhh ohhh did this age welll
EnragedTrickster HAHAHAHAHAHAH true. Epilogue Dirk is a god tier villain
Most of his plans consist on cutting his own head, though...
Sorry, not sorry.
lenlimbo well now he’s lost his head again, but not as much physically as much as mentally.
One could say that he has all the plans...
Whenever he gets an item, he has to rap. That means he was rapping during this, and that makes it like a hundred times more awesome.
HELL
FUCKING
YES
Dyslexia's a bitch
Sounded cooler in my head. Anyway Zbluenoob you might have minor dyslexia. Nothing wrong with that, Homestuck made me realize that I too have minor dyslexia.
Anton berkbigler fuck same dude
Oh god
i bet most of the people watching this didn't realize at first how much time travel shenanigans just happened here.
Jake kissed dirk to wake up and revive him as derse dirk but derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk
+Pokéblock That's not even hard time travel, that's simple.
@@pokeblock3291 So he pranked him? Homestuck is so confusing, even after being a fan for years I've missed stuff
sranico dirk can control both of his selves at the same time, so it was no big deal.
@@Jashpants i think that's because of jake kissing him in (from dirk's perspective) the past so he "wakes up" sooner
[S] Dirk: kiss ALL of your friends
ty ler ha! GAAAAAAAAAAY!
jaymella thomas accurate
He was bringing them both back to life. I doubt sexual orientation would stop you from easily bringing someone you have known for years back from the dead.
"easily" well roxy certainly had trouble with it
Eh, It's possible Roxy just found the idea of kissing a dead body weird.
My favorite thing about this whole flash scene is how HAPPY Roxy is to be with her friends :3
+G_em_ily
Jane, who never had a LIFE of her own.
Dirk, who never had the HEART to admit to himself that he isn't to blame.
Jake, who is beyond any HOPE of being someone.
Roxy, who gave HOPE to the HEARTs of countless LIVEs in a universe otherwise VOID of it.
Shit son, that was awesome.
+Alex Leonardi One of the best comments awards goes to
+G_em_ily Not just being with her friends. This is the first time since the day she was decanted that she has ever touched a human being.
IZEASGT yea you're right :,( I'm re-reading HS through from the beginning and catching so many foreshadowing little details and references, it's really fun.
Beta kids spend the entire session failing to meet up, whereas Dirk assembles the alpha kids in 2:57 minutes of awesomeness.
In fact don't the alpha kids all meet up before the beta kids?
Not to mention he high fives Meenah mid travel.
He sees some random horned fish chick in the void raising her hand and connects like everythings gravy.
Basically explains homestuck
Vat 19 called, they want their awesomeness back
What a Guy There is no timeline, just a massive bowl of molasses with a couple universes slowly floating through.
In a multiverse full of supernatural people trying to manipulate time, causality, and all of existence with schemes involving the destruction of multiple universes, the creation of existence-ending singularities, indestructible demons and countless time loops,
Dirk is by far the smoothest operator.
The deep blue of Weird Plot Shit.
It gets smoother
By becoming the main villain after the Epilogues he somehow got both simultaneously rougher and smoother.
He became too smooth.
I want to like this comment but it has 666 likes and I want to summon satan
Everyone else: I’ll figure out how to play the game when I start ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dirk: S P E E D R U N
gamer moment
This is the most insane time loop in the damn comic.
This is the only time loop that I understood completely.
Himm Booxer
Same tbfh
Mswordx23 what time loop? All i see is god damn heroes flying on a flying skateboard
himm booxer yea same.
i mean it still doesnt make sense in the whole way of "goddamn time confusion bullshittery" but THIS atleast i could understand decently in 1 flash
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you guys do realize that the way dirk's fetch modus works, he has to rap to remove or place things in it. so the whole time he was doing all this, dirk was rapping.
good catch, that makes things that much funnier
striderness intensify
Jonathan Eshom let us dream
Jonathan Eshom He could have rapped while picking things up to figure out the format. Either way, Dirk is both a badass guy AND rapper. It takes kickass tempo to do that just straight up.
+Ben Hespe
Sorry to ruin your parade but he only has to rap in order to get things into his modus, I'm pretty sure. Maybe I'm not remembering something but that's how I saw it. Still pretty funny to think about though.
This should be called [s] Dirk: do everything
Or [S] Dirk: Get shit done
Or [S] Dirk: Kiss all of your friends
[S] Dirk: Get a bunch of shit done while making awesome raps, and also kissing your dead friends
sry im new here (everyone has to start somewhere ;)), but whats the [s] mean? is it an abbreviation for strider?
Nope, it means that the slide has sound
I do love this kind of moment. That rush of "Alright, I've got a plan, I know how to execute it, but there's no more time and no second chances. We're doing it live. Better not fuck this up."
This. Is. Happening.
I like how Dirk just kicked Roxy and kissed Jane himself all like "MOVE OVER, WEAKLING. THIS IS MY JOB."
I know right! That was my favorite part :D
Dirk is 2 awesome 4 ur shenanigans
DOOF! Just makes it 10x more hilarious
"Move bitch get out the way"
Says the person with the doge profile pic
Can we just rename this [S] Dirk: Pull everyone's irons out of the fire
So many iiiiiiiirons.
LOL i was thinking exactly this XD
[s] dirk: makeout sesh
nice avatar
The first time Dirk saw another human being in his life in person, they were a corpse. He then had to go on and kiss said corpse. He then killed himself to transport his head elsewhere so another person could kiss a corpse (head).
Then Dirk's dream self awoke and he probrably had to pause for a very brief moment to process what he was witnessing. Here is the first *alive* person Dirk has ever met, the alive version of the corpse he himself just kissed to wake up and *they're* attempting kiss a corpse and failing spectacularly to do it. Dirk then kicks Roxy out of the way and kisses *another* corpse.
What would ordinarily be an extremely remarkable event (meeting another person for the first time in your life, especially someone you were close to) is put on hold due to Dirk prioritizing escaping all these goddamn miles.
After meeting up with Jane and picking her up very quickly, Dirk goes on his way to witness the final member of the party smooch his corpse head. The circle of death kisses is now complete. I wonder what they did with the bodies in Roxy's house.
This is something only a Prince of Heart could do. Smooching all these goddamn bodies and bailing people out of life-or-death jams. Fuckin' pain in the ass.
This was the most Strider-y comment to ever Strider.
And I LOVE IT!
Not to mention, due to the way his Sylladex works, he was also RAPPING THE ENTIRE TIME.
Dirk is so cool he kissed the first person he met.
Thaat is certaainly aand truly aamaazing.
Also, his first kiss was a corpse
0:41 *Dirk*: *Fly around your room unnecessarily*.Why? Because you're Dirk.
He needed momentum to break the fourth wall
Its even better when you realize that technically needed to happen in the alpha timeline, it legit accounted for having dirk fly around like a badass
@@swoobatcharge1764 wait what?
@@Jadez1207 if his flying around was unnecessary, that would doom their timeline which didn't happen
@@Savjur Unless it would mess up the rest of the sequence, I'm really not sure the Alpha Timeline is *that* precise on what it allows and what it doesn't
What makes this flash really impressive is the fact that _Dirk knows exactly how to get everyone into the Medium._
AND HE DOES IT ALL HIMSELF
Beta Kids - Failed to meet up during almost their entire session.
Alpha Kids - Dirk gets them all together by himself in three minutes. Rapping the entire time (because of his fetch modus).
Jane: ehh, wtf?
Roxy: OMG
Dirk: yo
Jake: GAW BLIMEY!
The biggest universal constant, STRIDERS are epic badass, no matter what
Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk is the one who poured water on Jake to get him to kiss Dirk to wake up derse Dirk
In short dirk is the one who poured water on jake to get him to kiss dirk to wake up derse dirk
So let me get this clear: Dirk awakes after the red miles have spread. He makes to his room where he creates his Kernalsprite, kicking off the lid of the Cruxtruder: the same one other characters literally had to drop statues on to open. He creates his entry method and employs his buddy to get everyone in the game and to prototype his sprite. He then makes his way to Roxy's house making sure her dersite self doesn't die to the miles. He forces himself to wake up on Derse and revives Jane who wakes up on Prospit. He then somehow gets his board on Derse where he proceeds to ESCAPE THE RED MILES. Also somehow managing to time this all so that the flower opens up right for him to scoop up Jane. Then he wakes up Jake who he didn't even know was asleep and somehow gets his head to the frog island where Jake kisses it. All this being timed perfectly for the portal to appear RIGHT AFTER THEY ALL MEET UP. During all this probably rapping. I'm not the biggest fan of Dirk but you gotta admit that this was fucking awesome.
[S] Dirk: Get shit done.
The entire sequence gets even better when you realize that during this time, while he was captchaloguing and using the items, he would have had to be rapping.
Dirk Ex Machina.
Ouch your comment did age well
Indeed it did
I love how Roxy hesitates kissing Jane despite the dire situation and Dirk is like “Fine I’ll do it myself.”
2:01 you are dirk strider, you are punting your best friend four feet into the air so hard she becomes a cross eyed noodle person because she wasn't kissing dead people fast enough, so there you are, on a burning purple moon,in purple pajamas, right after to revives your best friend and decapitated yourself, but that's just how life is sometimes
Homestuck encapsulated in a post.
that was a tumblr post u noodle person
That explains why he brought along his rapping robot who's name escapes me as I write this comment.
+CE53 Square-Wave
Sometimes i wonder, whaat aam i doing with my life?
Remember when Jake was like "I thought that when Dirk finally decided to get with me, it would be some kind of intricate plot?" He was saying that to the AR... during this. Dude wasn't even ready for Dirk's puzzlecock.
just realized dirk has canonically kissed his whole friend group LMAO
Probably my favorite scene. Synchronization indeed; there were what, eight jobs that needed to be done almost immediately, everyone ELSE was in the wrong spot at the wrong time, and somehow Dirk turns it all around without stopping. Even losing his head didn't slow him down for a moment.
Dirk is a fucking badass. This just proves it.
its even better when you realise he was rapping for most of it
I want this Dirk back instead of his dumb God Tier outfit :(
+Hero_of_Legend You realize it's still the same person, right?
+Atomic Robo Tesla I know,but he looks so much cooler before his God Tier
Hero_of_Legend I mean, even he _himself_ thinks that. It was never supposed to be a cool outfit, just a kind if joke like one.
looking at this I have to say the moment he send his head off to jake was probably a terrifying moment for him.
I mean who in their right mind would willingly decapitate themselves like that. the last couple of moment before the sendificator goes off must have been a bit terrifying
cyberwolfy37 also you stay alive for a few seconds after decapitation so he got to watch Jake's reaction but couldn't speak or move :(. Well he probably could move but like...Ehhh nvm xD
+cyberwolfy37 You want to know something else?
Dirk _trusted_ Jake.
He trusts him so much beyond levels far beyond comprehension.
If Jake didn't follow up with the plan, all of Dirk's epicness would have been wasted and they would be doomed. He put so much trust in Jake he was willing to decapitate his own head.
+Starrypelt Productions If Jake didnt do it none of the sequence could've even happened, Dirk probably already knew it would've happened because Jake is in his past, I think this is why Dirk's dreamself is concious at the same time his body was
Indeed.
+Starrypelt Productions Dirk also trusted him because he already remembered being revived. His dream self woke before he was even born. Dream Dirk waking up? That was his BIRTH! Do you know what this also means? Dirk stayed dead when he sendificated his head. He lived his entire life, more than 300 years, knowing he would be born from his own death. He trusted Jake like he trusted a parent, and because he never had a parent, he had no idea what that feeling was. Don't get me wrong. He's still about as straight as a Slinky. Bro is proof of that, since they would have the same sexuality, what with that being something that you start with, and the two of them being the same person before the Reckoning. He just might be better off with a different man. Unfortunately for Dirk, human-wise, we're left with John and Dave. John is out of the question because he is not a homosexual, and Dave is technically his son. That means he's stuck with the trolls. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. We just need a troll that isn't red for any other troll. Purrhaps we can find a pawssible candidate. (Yes, I know Nepeta is a girl, but Davepetasprite^2 isn't.)
Even Dave can't pull of this kind of time loop.
Still one of the top coolest flashes in Homestuck.
+HetaliaCalifornia That's saying something when you consider that [S] Cascade involved 2 UNIVERSES dying. Still true, though.
@@jsowers021 As a Cascade enthusiast, i can confirm. This is pretty badass and cool.
@@averagehomestuckenjoyer296 I don't even remember making this post, but past-me is definitely correct!
Anyone else see Jane's face at the end?
She's like "ew no bye"
Guess she's like well it's over I have no crush
Omg yeah just realised
+Jeffray Conrad The Ultimate Shotacon lmao
"i didnt sign up for this shit"
Youre everywhere
I find it a bit hilarious that Jake probably took his time climbing the crumbling wall to smooch his head before even noticing they were there.
I was about to say "Plot hole, how did Dirk's dream self become alpha?!"
And then I remembered all the shit that transpired in between these two flashes.
And then I felt stupid.
+Ahnock That Guy. Heh. Dirk's real self IS his dream self. He's OLD!
+Alex Leonardi No, I forgot that this was two flashes put together, and I thought that Dirks dreamself just woke up out of nowhere.
Also your comment doesn't make much sense, plus really, replying to a year-old comment...?
HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR ROBOT MASTER why are you everywhere?
@@Ahnock yeah his comment doesn't make a lot of sense but what is the problem of replying to a year old comment?
Sburb any% no prototyping
More like: [S] Dirk: Kiss Everyone.
Literally
But guys. His fetch modus requires that he raps to retrieve things- he is rapping the entire time he's doing this
If Homestuck is ever made into an anime/tv-series this song NEEDS to be the opening. I can just imagine how people are out in the kitchen, they hear the beginning of this song the part from 0:06 - 0:12 and are like "hmmm... I recognize that... Where is that from?" and then the choir at 0:12 comes in, and they're like.. "I know that from somewhere!" and then 0:19 happens... "OH SHIT HOMESTUCK IS ON!". And they knock over plants, dogs and siblings to get to the living room so they can listen to the awesomeness of this song.
1:00 "DU DU DUDUDUNNN! DU DU; DU DU DU DUDUDUNNNNNNN!"
You don't even have to play all of it; you could end it at 1:43
(which would still be longer than a normal Anime opening, but I don't think people would mind... :P )
"Homestuck is ever made into an anime/tv-series"
NOOOOO
NO GOD PLEASE NO
NO.
NO,
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
jamesian0525
What!? :P
Don't think it'll be good?
I have my doubts too,,, I mean it'd have to follow the story pretty much exactly, and it might be difficult to put the "it's a game but not really" format on tv. But it might work... :P
JokerCrowe It's already bad enough o.o
Oh ok. :P
Then I see why you wouldn't want it to be a TV-series. I mean, it'd practically be impossible to avoid watching it, especially if you don't like it.
Jesus Roxy's face can't stop making me laugh.
Roxy needs to be in One Piece now
of all HS characters, Roxy is the most relatable because of her faces
Man I can't believe it took me over 10 years to start reading this comic
I just noticed the little firefly that sticks to roxys hair after years
i feel so stupid now
duh it's literally caliope
2:23
TG: COME W/ US JANEY
TG: AND FAVE THE WONDRES OF LEIF
TG: *face
TG: *wonders
TG: *life wtf typos
No one can escape red miles i guess dirk can
OMG That name man........
***** Well humans and creatures were all killed by meteors so meteors beat red miles to it
Technically not. This session was a voided session, and therefore not many meteors to speak of, maybe around 4. Right.
It was the Red Miles and only them.
Jonathan Eshom G-Cat simply is. There is nothing else.
Tomu Watanabe G-Cat is Jasper's secret
Never trust a prince I said. Then Dirk came along...
This didnt age well did it?
@@carpedm9846 nope
Boi do I got news for you.
Never trust a prince.
I just realized how many nods Homestuck has to itself. At 0:27 Dirk runs into the door, while dave runs out of it. (earlier in the comic I mean, and terezi does too)
Remember when Dirk was a cool guy who was immensely competent, helped his friends despite inhibitions, and despite being a bit cold, self centered, and overbearing, was able to aid everybody in mutual goals? Instead of the transphobic antagonist? Good times.
Excuse me what
Does this has to do with the epilogues?
@@PoggusAmogus Yes, it has everything to do with the Epilogues. The Meat one, specifically
yeah i remember when homestuck was good. those times ended around act 5-6. homestuck went to shit shortly afterwards.
Objective reality exists and you can be wrong about facts regarding yourself.
id really like to know how someone whos never gotten into homestuck would try to explain whats happening here
Oh my god Dirk is so cool
Using all his AIs and alternate selves and stuff
this and the bro strife flashes are probably hussie’s best pieces in terms of cinematic action/animation. fitting for dirk
I'll admit, I didn't like the alpha kids when they were first introduced, especially comparing to the beta kids. But Dirk really saves them for me. This one scene is packed with just so much awesome
Nicole Maj see I grew to like them as the story progressed particularly dirk and roxy but I think the main problem with how they were introduced is we went from cascade straight into what was for all intensive purposes act one again and the pacing just dropped like a rock so we went from a full cast we knew and we're getting really invested in to a new smaller cast as the focus that we have to relearn while waiting for shit to get moving again and I think that's the root of most people's dislike for the alpha kids
Ocazzar I completely agree! Even when the trolls were first introduced, there was a bit of a build up towards it. We had a few snippets here and there with the trolls trolling the kids, and saying certain things so that when they were first introduced, we wanted to learn more about them. With the alpha kids there was no build up and no clue or foreshadowing that indicated they would be part of the story.
But it was still interesting to learn their backstories, once we got to know them! (Except Jake. Complete let down)
@@sugarking12 To be fair, that's the Alpha kids thing. They are nobles instead of heroes, they can't do shit until the heroes arrive, their are... either disliked or not specially respected by their (dead) consorts, and, except for Roxy, all of them fail and their group almost implodes.
Even their apotheosis was lame. When John, Jade, Dave and Rose ascended to god tier, it was a glorious moment, at the hands of Dog Jack, in the middle of doing "Important things" or, in the derse dreamers, creating the green sun and by the explosion of the Tumor. The Alpha kids were just in their beds, with Roxy trying to keep the group together and waiting for something to happen.
So their role made them disliked even for the readers because that was their fate. Dirk saving grace was that he is cool. Arguably the coolest of the characters (and I say arguably because everyone has their own opinion about what's cool), and Roxy's was the fact that... well, as I said, she actually did things and kept all of them together.
It's not surprise that people who disliked them usually say "I disliked the alpha kids except for Dirk/Roxy/Dirk and Roxy". They draw the short stick among the characters.
we can all agree janes kind of an ass tho
Alternate Title:
[S] Dirk: Get Shit Done
[s] Dirk: speedrun
now THIS is a certified hood classic
When I saw the picture 2:32 , I thought Dirk's arm stretched out and wrapped around Jane's body. XD
It is
No Dirk's hand is on Roxy. Also my auto correct tried to make Roxy Foxy but she already is.
+ender king *wonk*
+NintendoKirby64 Ihategoogleplus (NK64) what the actual f*ck i cant stop seeing it now...
+ender king How would it be on roxy? She was standing up
Virgin Beta Kids: take 5 acts to meet up
Chad Alpha Kids: Sync up in 3 minutes, while dodging The Miles
and their session fucked up with many teen dramas
Am I the only who felt as if the alpha kids had a stronger bond than the beta kids?
Hmm probably!! It's all that romantic tension ;3c
+Joseph Catney tbh true
+alexa linares When you know you can never win, all that is left is to lose gracefully.
+alexa linares They were a few years older and had several months in the medium together, unlike the beta kids who got split apart for three years after only meeting eachother in person for a day. The beta kids also always had other company- after entering the medium they had the trolls, consorts, sprites etc. The alpha kids spent most of their time in the medium with only eachother, if we don't include Caliborn. It makes sense that they probably would be closer (and more prone to getting sick of eachother as well).
I think it's because Homestuck was originally written to be full of inside jokes and stuff, then it switched gears and became very emotional, and the alpha kids were written after that switch.
LOOK AT HOW HAPPY ROXY IS
Jane when jake kisses dirks head is like guotefoc amigo vos estas rreloco
Re loco xD
he is the hero. it's him.
Striders just know how to dave the timelines. (Note- i meant to say save, but decided to keep the typo for ironic purposes).
[S] Dirk: Carry Your Entire Team
2:25 me and the homies once quarantine is over
Easily the strongest character in paradox space. Dirk in this flash gives a lot of meaning and weight behind Bro’s uncanny abilities and knowledge of the game (ie cutting the meteor in half, fighting Jack and trying to initiate the scratc)
Dirk is so awesome that the evil empress personally gave him a high five.
could dream dirk theoretically have kissed his decapitated head to bring himself back to life
[S] Seer: Ascend
has the same stairwell in this.
Yeah, that's cause the stairwell in this video and the one in [S] Seer: Ascend are both references to the stairwell in [S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point in the building. Referencing things that have happened previously happens on almost every page of Homestuck after Act 5, so you shouldn't be surprised when you see things that look like things that happened before. In fact, you should be surprised if you DON'T see things that have happened before.
As an example, on the topic of callbacks to [S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point of the building, all three flashes ([S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point of the building, [S] Seer: Ascend, and [S] Dirk: Unite) have the character doing an "ACROBATIC FUCKING PIROUETTE," an action which actually been mentioned several times throughout the comic.
I am a troll and I am very offended by the use of buckets in this video
This man was rapping almost the entire time
Dirk is mad awesome i love him so.muchh
[S] Dirk: Speed Run
SBURB any% WR
damn, dirk really was pulling the strings, eh? and he didnt wait for anyone.
I WOKE UP ON A NEW BUGGATI.
I WOKE UP IN A NEW BUGGATI.
The fact he does this with a constant stream of rap makes this way cooler
John and Roxy are like, the two straightest characters in Homestuck.
Man I miss dirk
Its been YEARS and I still tear up with scenes like this godDAMN did Homestuck made you give a crap for this characters
Dirk is awesome and Dave is just cool. There's a difference!
Dirk...you managed to kiss them all xDD Best kiss was from Jake though VOLCANIC ERUPTION EFFECT
[S] Dirk: Carry your Team
Okay but the fact Dirk, despite being gay, had no hesitation toward kissing Jane and Roxy? Even if it was just to bring them back to life.
You know dirk loses his head a lot, both meanings of the phrase
Dirk my super based manipulative gay boyfriend
bro was rapping the whole time too
Just remember, in order to shoot stuff out of his syladex like that Dirk had to be rapping that whole time, while escaping the miles. What a BAMF
2:34 Roxy looks so happy seeing Jane.
[s] dirk: destroy capitalism
God i WISH
The Look On Roxy's Face When Dirk Kisses Jane Is Priceless.
Anyone rewatching this after Dirk's pesterquest route? It's not particularly connected besides the song, but. Look at Dirk. Look at how far we've come. :')
Dirks strife specebis requires him to rap to deposit and retrieve things, that means that this entire time dirk was spitting straight fire
it took me like ten rewatches to figure out wtf was going on when this first released...
it still takes a couple now o-o
imagine waking up and seeing your friend’s severed head and then you kiss it and turn around to see your friends (including the one whose head you just kissed) watching
Thanks for putting these flashes into one video all those years ago! They're some of my favorites, and this video itself is my go-to relatively spoiler-free* trailer/introduction to Homestuck that I like to show to people, to make them understand it's not all silly sprites and text. I did get two of my friends into the series with this one, years ago :)
(*spoiler-free in the sense that you can't really gather much about the plot twists from this with no knowledge of what's happening, so they're not getting spoiled but still get to see the action!)